NCIt definition : A species of positive sense ssRNA viruses in the family Flaviviridae that is carried
and spread by Aedes mosquitoes. This virus causes zika fever and infection in pregnant
women can pass to the fetus and is associated with microcephaly and other birth defects.
Zika virus infection can also trigger Guillain-Barre paralysis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Zika virus.;